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Study: Health systems, govt responses linked to virus tolls

9:18 pm October 14, 2020

Berlin: Scientists say a comparison of 21 developed countries during the start of the coronavirus pandemic shows that those with early lockdowns and well-prepared national health systems avoided large numbers of additional deaths due to the outbreak. In a study published Wednesday by the journal Nature Medicine, researchers used the number of weekly deaths in 19 European countries, […]

Vatican trial for sex abuse in pope’s youth seminary opens

8:08 pm October 14, 2020

Vatican City: A trial opened Wednesday in the Vatican’s criminal tribunal for two priests, one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in the Vatican’s youth seminary and the other of covering it up. The charges read aloud in the courtroom marked the first time the Vatican had publicly detailed its case against the two […]

France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisis

11:52 pm October 13, 2020

Paris: France launched a flu vaccine campaign Tuesday in an effort to avoid facing another epidemic peak as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the country. French health authorities have issued official recommendations to prevent potential shortages of flu vaccine, which they fear might happen amid increased demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical staff are advised […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

WWII bomb explodes as it is made safe in Poland, no injuries

11:37 pm October 13, 2020

Warsaw: A British World War II giant Tallboy bomb exploded while being made safe underwater by Navy sappers in northwestern Poland on Tuesday. No one was injured. The 5.4-ton bomb was found September 2019 beneath a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin during work to deepen the passage. Over 750 people were evacuated for […]

Germany decries Turkey’s actions in east Med, urges dialogue

11:34 pm October 13, 2020

Nicosia: Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said that it’s now up to Turkey to create those conditions “without further provocations” that will allow negotiations to move forward. Maas said any attempt by […]